Can opener bracket



June 2, 1953 A. G. BUREAU CAN OPENER BRACKET File April 19, 195o il m lf f JNVENTOR. ACW/M- 6 af/za BY Patented `lune 2, 1953 d lUNITED .STATESPATENT OFFICE Y i i t 4 2,640,613

' cAN OPENER BRACKET y v .v Achill e..G .lBureau, Forest Hills, N. Y.,assignor to Joseph A; CahiL'doing businessas Cahl Manu- `facturingCompany, New York, N. Y.

Application April .19, 1950, Serial No. 156,741 3 Claims. (C1. 248-4289)The present invention relates to can openers and embodies, morespecically, `an improved form of bracket cr mounting by means of whichcan openers of conventional form may be mounted upon a wall andconveniently moved from, and be retained in, either an operative or oneor more inoperative positions.

It has long been common practice to mount can openers on walls and bymeans oi brackets whereby the can opener may be swung from a positiongenerally parallel to the wall to one generally at right angles, and inwhich the operation of the opening of the can may be convenientlyaccomplished. A dfculty with the foregoing previously existing deviceshas long existed because of the fact that when not in use, the canopener may accidentally project out and away from the wall, and thusserve as an obstacle. t is an object of the present invention to providea can opener mounting by means of which the can opener may beeffectively maintained either in an operative position or in one or morenormally inoperative positions in which the can opener is mountedclosely adjacent the wall, and so that it does not form an obstacle.

In order to accomplish the invention, a bracket is provided havingmechanism by means ofwhich the can opener supporting arm may be lockedeffectively in either of a plurality of positions and wherein the lockmay be readily released.

The invention will be understood more fully from the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in front elevation showing a canopener and mounting bracket constructed in accordance with the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the structure shown in Figure l;

Figure 3 is a partial view in cross-section, taken on the line 3-3 ofFigure 4, and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a View in section, taken on the line i-ll of Figure 2, andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is a view in section, taken on the line 5-5 of Figure l, andlooking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 showing the latch mechanism movedto an inoperative position such that the can opener arm may be movedinto a desired position.

With reference to the above drawings, a can opener mounting arm isillustrated at I0 and contains a conventional form of can openermechanism adapted to be operated by a manually operated handle II thatis journaled in the arm It. inasmuch as' lthe details of the can openingmechanism forms no part of the inven tion, it will not be described` ingreater detail here.

In order that the arm I0 may be moved from an inoperative position (suchas is illustrated in Figure 2) to an operative position in which the armI0 lies in a plane at right angles to the plane in which such arm liesin Figure 2, a bracket I2 is provided and is adapted to be mounted upona wall I3. The bracket is formed with upper and lower anges lli yand I5,respectively, between which flanges a sleeve I6, formed on the arm I0,is adapted to be received. The sleeve IB is a formed, as illustrated inFigure 3, by the adjacent end portions II of a cover I8 of the arm I0,and also by the end I9 of a central supporting web 20 of the arm I0.

Within the end I9, a hollow hinge sleeve 2| is provided, the hingesleeve being secured to the end I9 by means of screws 22 and beingsuiiiciently long to extend through the flanges I4 and I5 (Figures 4, 5,and 6). The bottom of the sleeve 2l is formed with four notches 23 thatare spaced ninety degrees apart, and the bracket I2 and the lower angeI5 are formed with a slot 24.

Within the: sleeve 2l a manually depressible plunger 25 is provided, the-plunger being urged upwardiy by means of a coil spring 26 that isseated upon a shoulder 21 carried by the sleeve 2l. A stem 28, carriedby the plunger 25, eX- tends downwardly through the sleeve and, at itslower extremity, is formed with a latch plate 29 having a latchingshoulder 30 that is adapted to engage the notches 23 and a flange 3|that is adapted to engage the slot 24.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the arm I0 may besecured in either of three positions (two of which are spaced onehundred eighty degrees apart and lie parallel to the wall I3, and thethird position of which lies f at ninety degrees to the plane of thewall I3). The mechanism by means of which the arm may be latched ineither of these positions comprises the manually depressible plungerandthe plate 29 actuated thereby, and the operation thereof will beapparent from an inspection of Figures 5 and 6. When the plunger 25 isdepressed, the latching shoulder 30 is disengaged from the notches 23,and the can opener bracket I0 may be swung into any desired position.When such swinging motion has been initiated, the plunger 25 may bereleased, and the shoulder 30 will ride on the bottom of the sleeve 20until the next notch 23 is reached, at which time the shoulder will besnapped into the notch to latch the arm in the appropriate position.

While the invention has been described with specific reference to theaccompanying drawings, it is not to be limited save as defined in theappended claims.

I claim:

1. Can opener mounting mechanism, comprising a mounting bracket, a canopener arm, a sleeve on the arm journaled in the bracket, a latchmounted in the sleeve and engaging the bracket and sleeve to secure thearm in a plurality of positions, and a spring housed within said sleeveto urge the latch into a latching position.

2. Can opener mounting mechanism, comprising a mounting bracket, a canopener arm, a sleeve on the arm journaled in the bracket, a plurality ofnotches in the sleeve, a latch mounted in the sleeve and having ashoulder adapted to engage the notches selectively, a spring to urge thelatch into the notches, and means to prevent rotation of the latch withrespect to the bracket.

3. Can opener mounting mechanism, comprising a mounting bracket havingupper and lower anges, a can opener arm, a sleeve fixed to said armjournaled in the flanges of said bracket and having a plurality ofnotches formed in the lower end of said sleeve, a latch plate mounted insaid sleeve and having a shoulder adapted to engage the notchesselectively, a spring housed within said sleeve to urge said latch plateupinto the notches, and means to prevent rotation of said latch platewith respect to said bracket.

ACHILLE G. BUREAU.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,351,531 McLean June 13, 1944 2,411,448 McLean Nov. 19, 19462,437,647 McLean Mar. 9. 1948

